Valve



Oct 4, 1932- F. c. F. Evl-:NNETT l 1,880,948

l VALVE Filed Jan. 1o. 1951 i Uzu Patented Oct. 4, 1931?l UNITED STATES marais FREDERICK CHARLES FELIX EvENNET'r, or LEE, ENGLAND VALVE Application led January 10, 1931, vSerial No.y 507,988, and in Great Britain January 11, 1930.

The present invention is concerned with improvements in or relating to fluid control devices, such as taps, cocks, valves and the like (hereinafter referred to as cocks) which i are used to vary or stop they flow of fluids J (for example, liquids, pulverized fuel, flour or the like) in pipes, tubes, channels or the like (hereinafter referred to as pipes) and which are of the type comprising a valve seating, a valve member, and actuating means for the latter, all of which are wholly enclosed ina conduit, operation of the valve member being edected by distortion of a part of the said conduit; the invention will be described illustratively in connection with various constructions embodying features of the invention, but it is to be understood that these are by way of example only since a construction selected in any particular case should obviously be such as to suit the particular conditions of use.

In the case of some medical and photographic apparatus it isV important that the flow of a liquid' should be readily variable o both quickly and as to quantity; it is also in some cases important that there should be no chance of leakage of the iiuidrto the eX- Yterior of the apparatus. 4

lt is one object of the invention to provide a novel fluid control device of the type hereinbefore specied which can be readily handled and'controlled by one hand and which shall be readily and speedily operable Vto vary or stop the flow of the fluid being controlled, and by means of which such variations may be effected by small amounts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple construction in which the number of` parts shall be reduced to a minimum, and one whichif'connected to a flexible' conduit as is contemplated, may be thrown upon the ground or over a narrow support with assurance that the valve will not be caused to operate to permit the discharge of the fluid.

A. featureV of the invention is a fluid control device of the type specified in which all the parts that control the fluid are embraced along their whole length byya rigid shroud 1 and in which the said parts are operable Se by mere distortion of an enclosing medium which is adapted under pressure to press directly on the valve member. Y Another lfeature of the invention is a saleable article for use aspart of a fluid control device, comprising a rigid casing which has a passage therethrough for the transfer of the material it is desired to control by the device, a fluid discharge nozzle rigid with the said rigid casing, a valve seat, and a valve member to co-operate withfthe seat to close the said passage andembraced along its whole length by the said casing, the construction and arrangement being such that pressure exerted upon a distortable member asso-V ciated in the fluid control device with the rigid casing may 4cause the distortable member to press directly againsty the valve member to move the valve member relatively to its seating, for example, to openthe said passa e. Y

glhe various objects and the sev-eral features 70 of the invention will become apparent to y those skilled in the art from the following description, in conjunction with the accompanying diagrammatic drawing, of the aforementioned illustrative constructions.. Y

ln the drawing, y v l Fig. l is a vertical longitudinal section through a complete valve casing disclosing the valve assembly of the invention. o

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section similar to Fig. l disclosing a modified form of valve assembly.

yFig. 3 is'A a vertical longitudinal `section .Y similar' to Fig. l and Fig. 2 disclosing an- 85 other modified formofvalve z tssembly.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section similar to Fig. l, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3A disclosing al further modified form of valve assembly.

ln the embodiment Vshown I provide a cas- 90 ing` l (Fig. l) formed of a vulcanite material which is provided atits discharge end with screw threads 2 for the ready reception of a discharge nozzle thereon. The casing 1 is bored throughout its length as at3 and 4 95 for the passage therethrough of a fluid, the boring 4 being of greater diameter than the boring 8 for a purpose to be hereinafter pointed out. Formed at the base ofy bore 4 adjacent the smaller bore 3 is a recess rinto 10u fluid from bore 4 tobore 3 and from'there V739 ball valve in being movedlaterally will also l which is Vplaced a circular rubbervalve seat member 6 which forms a seat for a ball valve running from the source of the Huid supply is fitted over the casing 1, being brought over said casing to a point adjacent and just above the threaded portion 2. It is apparent that the'rubber tube or pipe 10'cover's` the recess 9in casing 1 and itis from this section Vof the device that the operator thereof israble with great ease to regulate the flowy ofthe into the discharge nozzle (not shown)l which 'would be screwed on the casing lat 2. p

In use the of valve isnormally on its seating as indicated in Fig.`1. When it is desired to openthe valve the operator kwill press the part'of the rubber pipe adjacent to the recess 9 into therecess and the inner wall of the tube will contact with and move the valve laterally, to open the' passage; the

be somewhat raised. Y f

rom the -above description ofthe operation of the invention it may be clearly under- Stood that it may conveniently and easily be` etlicientlyoperated with the use of only one lhand ofthe operator thereby allowing himA to managefwith the other hand the receptacle iinto which Atheliquid vmay be flowing from the discharge nozzle, j v Asv I am desirous Iof disclosing several modifications of my invention I have done so l Y K in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing.

Similarly various other forms and 'arrange- -mentS of my invention can beresorted'to and f p the invention islin no sense limited 1n its broadk aspects to the forms here shown.

Referring to Fig. 2 the modification shown therein comprises a casing 11 (formed at its lower part as zii-discharge nozzle), bored at 1- 13 and'14,'and'recessed 'at 15,and provided with a rubber valve seating 16. A mushroom valve 17is held on the seat by a spring 1 8. The valveis provided with depending shank 17a, the lower part of which is opposite a recess 19'cut in thewall of the casing, In

the case of this constructionjalsoV it is contemplatedfthat the upper part of the casing shalll be inserted into the endof a piece of elastic tubing. Pressure on the tubing will "il betransferred to the shank 17 a which will be moved laterallyV and will cant the valve 17 y on its seating and so open the passage for the fluid. v

Referring to 3 this modification com,-`

prises a casing 21 (formed at its lower part as a nozzle), bored at 23 and 24 and recessed at25 to provide a conical valve seating. A valve27 is held on the seating by a spring 28 and is provided with a shank 27 a, theupper part of which is opposite a recess 29 in the wall of the casing. kThe valve has also a dependingshank 276 provided with a threearmed spider 27 c adapted to locatel the shank Vmore'or less centrallyin the passage 23. ln

this casetlie casing is surrounded by a short piece of elastic tubing 30, and is arranged, as by internal screwing at its upper end, to be littedfto the end of a metal pipe (not shown). Pressurev on the tubing will be transferred tothe shank 27a which will be moved laterallyto cant the valve 27 somewhat, also the valve willV be raised-upwardly by thefconical seating 25 which will `act as Referring -now to Fig. 4 wherein is disclosed-'a further'modi'fication comprising ak y casingy 31 formed at its lower part asa nozzle7 bored at 33 and 34,` and recessed at 35 for the reception.' of a plate valve"'37 that has an olf-set orice 37 a; Part of the valve 37 projects y,into a recess"39 cutinv the wall of the casing. The upper part ofthe casing is inserted into the end of a piece of elastic tubing40. Pressure on the tubing will move the v'alveilaterally to permit the orificev y37a,

to register more or less with the passages 33, 34. ii release of the pressure the elasticity of the tubing will cause return of the valve toV itsV normalclosed position. Y'

' It will be observed that in each example of my invention the valve members `are embracedalongtheirwhole length (that is, in thedirection of the flow of the Huid) by a rigid shroud and that movement of the valve to open the fluid passage may be effected by the simple act of varying pressure upon the exterior of a distortable member or portion of the lwallof the fluid passage adjacent to kthe valve member` to press it directly against th'efvalve member, which distortable meinber or portion inthe particular examples isv an elastic diaphragm; also "on release if the pressure the valve will be returned (in each close the Huid passage. n

By constructing the device with the fluid of theV v'various examples)automatically to discharge.nozzlel rigid with the valve-embracing yshroud the device can be controlled i andthe flow of the fluiddirected by one. and the samehand. v

Although springshave been referred to as holding the valves on vtheir seats, such springs may not be necessary as the normal pressure of the fluid may be sufficient.

K'Although the illustrative valves have been described, as Y being normally closed, Ythey mightbe 'arranged to be normally open to give a predeterminedV rate of How; it might be then arranged thatpressure yo n themdia- IO l phragm would open them further or that such pressure would close them.

What I claim is l. A fluid control device, comprising a casing having a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a valve member mounted in sai-d casing, a valve seat, spring means normally forcing said valve member to seated position, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed from said spring means and adjacent said valve member, said valve member in normal seated position out of contact with said enclosing medium, and said valve member displaceable laterally from said valve seat by distortion of said enclosing medium inwardly through the aperture in said casing to directly engage and unseat said valve member. Y j

2. A fluid control device, comprising a casing have a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a ball valve mounted in said casing, a valve seat, spring means normally forcing said valve member to seated position, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed from said spring means and adjacent said' ball valve, said ball valve in normal seated position out of contact with said enclosing medium, and said ball valve bodily movable laterally of said casing to unseated position by distortion of said enclosing medium inwardly through the aperture into direct displacing engagement with said ball valve.

8. A fluid control device, comprising a casing having a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a valve member mounted in said casing, a valve seat, spring means normally forcing said valve member to seated position, said valve member including a rigid forwardly projecting shank, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed from said spring means and adjacent said shank, said valve member in normal seated position out of contact with said enclosing medium, and said valve displaceable laterally from the valve seat by distortion of said enclosing medium inwardly through said aperture in the casing into contact with said shank.

4. A fluid control device, comprising a casing having a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a Valve member mounted in said casing, a valve seat, spring means normally forcing said valve member to seated position, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed froni said spring means and adjacent said valve member, said valve member in normal seated position out of contact with the enclosing medium, and the valve member including a rearwardly projecting rigid shank, said valve displaceable laterally from the seat by distortion of said enclosing medium through said aperture into contact with said shank and said valve member including means whereby said member is returned to seated position on said valve seat. Y Y

5. A fluid control device, comprising a casing having a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a valve member mounted in said casing, a valve seat, spring means normally forcing said valve member to seated position, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed from said spring means and adjacent said valve member, said valve member in normal seated position out of Contact with said enclosing medium, and the valve member including a rearwardly projecting rigid shank and a forwardly projecting rigid shank, said valve member displaceable laterally from the seat by distortion of the enclosing medium through said aperture to engage said rearwardly projecting shank and said valvemember positioned for seating by said forwardly projecting shank.

6. A fluid control device, comprising a cas-V ing having a passage therethrough, a distortable enclosing medium for said casing, a

valve member mounted in'said casing, a valve seat, spring means normally 4forcing said kvalve member to seated position, said casing formed with an aperture therethrough removed froin said spring means and adjacent the valve member, said valve member in normal seated position out of contact with said Y l enclosing medium, forwardly and rearwardly projecting shanks rigid with the valve, said valve laterally displaceable from said valve seat by application of pressure on said rearwardly projecting shank, and means on said forwardly projecting shank whereby said valve is positioned for seating upon the release of pressure from said rearwardly projecting shank.

Dated this 30th day of December, 1930.

FREDERICK CHARLES FELIX EVENNETT. 

